How to say "refreshed" in Japanese

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  • 清々しいすがすがしいJLPT N1approx.Common
    i-adjectiveThe common word for feeling refreshed in a fresh, bracing way — crisp morning air, a cool wind, a clear scene. It covers both the refreshing thing and the refreshed feeling it leaves.
    今日きょうはすがすがしいお天気てんきですね。↗
    It's a nice day, isn't it?
  • adverb (with と), suru verbA mimetic word, less common here: refreshed as relieved — something that weighed on you is gone and you feel light and unburdened. Seldom the word for ordinary physical freshness like cool air.
    ごたごたが片付かたづいてさばさばした。↗
    I felt relieved when all the troubles were taken care of.

Choose 「清々しい」, the common word, for the bracing freshness of feelings, scenes, wind or morning air; choose 「サバサバ」, a less common mimetic term, when refreshed essentially means relieved.

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